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Sketch 3.6

For Sketch 3.6 we have focussed on two important areas: Text rendering, and SVG importing and exporting, besides the usual collection of improvements and bug fixes. We hope you’ll enjoy using this update.

TEXT IMPROVEMENTS

Sketch now maintains consistent baseline spacing for paragraphs with a fixed line height

When changing the typeface or font size for a text layer, the layer is repositioned to maintain the first baseline position

Baseline snapping for multi-line text now uses the first baseline rather than the last

Text layer character spacing can now be set to “auto”, allowing the font’s native kerning to be applied

New text layers use “auto” line height rather than inheriting what was previously used

Text layer “auto” line height is now distinct from fixed line height of the same value, and the Inspector now shows the “auto” value as its placeholder

Text in the font weight menu is now vertically centred

Glyphs for fonts that use swashes such as Zapfino are no longer clipped when editing

The Type › Underline menu item now works as expected for selected text layers as well as selections when editing

Fixes a bug where the insertion point was missing when editing right-aligned text

Fixes a bug where text would not always be properly italicised when using the shortcuts from the menu

Text rendering is no longer sub-pixel anti-aliased for performance reasons, and improved consistency with mobile platforms

SVG SUPPORT IMPROVEMENTS

SVG export now exports much more compact SVG files by doing away with unnecessary prefixes

SVG importing and exporting now supports blend modes

SVG export is improved by now also including shadows on groups in the export

Fixes a bug where font weight information was lost when exporting to SVG

Fixes a bug where rounded corners in polygons are not exported properly to SVG

PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS

Improves performance when using Sketch on an external display

Improves general drawing performance and reduces power consumption

Improves performance when hovering layers for selecting them in complex documents